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Amsterdam. Millennials exit stage left, a new character is taking the travel industry spotlight. With laptop in hand and only the essentials on the back, this traveler is partial to Airbnb and OTA searches. By 2035 there should be one billion digital nomads. The next big thing for the travel industry?

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Alpitour/Credit, Castillo Son Vida/Conversion, Lake Garda/Quellenhof Lazise, Gorgeous Smiling/HIX Rosenheim, Hilton/Playa, Curio Krakow, Int. Campus/Munich, Jumeirah/Al Seef Dubai, Kempinski/Singapore, Loginn by Achat/Hannover, Oyo Hotels/UK Expansion, Radisson Coll./Rome, RIU/London, Staycity/Liverpool, Tivoli/Qatar, Tuscany/Decline.

Pisa/Berlin. International city breaks have grown extremely strongly in the past ten years and even overtake holidays on the beach. Since 2007 they have tripled their volume to 190 million.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): with A&O/Frankfurt, Arcona/Expansion, Autograph Collection/Montreux, Best Western Italy/Stezzano, Best Western/Osnabrück, Cube/Closing, Curio Collection by Hilton/Naples, Familotel/Austria, Fauchon Paris/Hotel Brand, Florence/Housing Shortage, Lindner Antwerp/WTC, Park Inn/Cologne, Park Plaza/ Amsterdam, Radisson/Park Inn Oslo, Radisson Blu/Bruges, Sierra Hotels/Holiday Inn Express Waiblingen, SO/Vienna, TUI Magic/Expansion, Urbanouts/Etagerie Linz, Weissenhaus/Relais & Châteaux.

Vienna. The Austrian Tourist Board has investigated why Austrians and Germans take to the mountains in an intense and profound psychological survey. It also looked at why they stayed away. In contrast to other guest surveys, this particular study also looked at non-guests in order to find out how a summer break in the Alps could be made more attractive, especially for young families. A holiday in the mountains is losing relevance, recent statistics state. For this reason four new 'idea images' are to provide inspiration to tourist companies and hoteliers for how to increase appeal.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): AccorHotels/Mövenpick, A-ja/Zurich, Associazione Startup Turismo, Castello/Hotels, Gardaland/3. Hotel, Hampton/Dubai Airport, Koblenz/Sander Hotel, Motel One/Glasgow, NH and GBI/Hamburg, QC Terme/Chamonix, Pandox/Fattal, Plaza/Mühlendorf, Pop-down Hotel/Munich, Puch/Insolvency Vollererhof, Radisson Blu/Bordeaux, Relais & Châteaux/Members, Rocco Forte/Apulia, Scandic/Hotel Sale Finland, Schloss Mönchstein/Extension, Whitbread/Costa Coffee.

Hamburg. In their leisure time, Germans prefer to watch TV - their most common leisure activity since 1986. If they can choose an activity, then weekend trips with overnight stay is at least at the top of the list. In addition, the fear of boredom in leisure time and the stress of leisure time are growing.

Orlando/Miami. The Marriott Vacations Worldwide empire continues to grow. Last Saturday, the purchase of ILG, Inc. announced in April was completed. The Interval Leisure Group arranges, among other things, for its members to book in directly affiliated hotels and holiday resorts as part of the Vacations ownership concept.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Althoff/Ameron, Barcelo/Occidental Dubai, Choice/Cambria, CommerzReal/Special Funds, Curio Collection/Milan, Design Hotels/Members, Dormero/Offenbach, Dubai/Visitors, Dusit/Doha, Europe/Pipeline, Federalberghi/Barometer, Germany/Summer, Grandhotel Astoria Leipzig/Conversion, Hyatt House/Frankfurt, IHG/Ghotel, Logis/Umbrella Brand, Meininger/Milan, Munich/Andechser, prizeotel/Bonn, Radisson Blu/Cyprus, RIU/Spain Building, Starhotels/Bologna, Union Investment/Park Inn Krakow, Valmar/Istria, Villa Mir/Four Seasons Madrid, Warimpex/HY1, 700.000 Heures/Popup.

Hamburg. Having provided its own statistics related to Chinese outbound border crossings since 2015, COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute has released its final data for H1 2018. Current figures from Portugal prove the importance of a direct flight connection to this growing source market.